Concert photos

[o hey tyler]

Maybe if you actually tried looking at the photos on a phone, you might have rephrased your initial snarky remark to Mach0.

I wasn't expecting you to be in awe, I was holding onto hope that you might render an apology to him. However that was silly of me to even entertain that idea. You have to maintain that internet tough guy persona, right?

Oh, my dear boy, you mistake good-natured humor for snark al the time. You really need to work on that. My god...so entitled...cannot click on a link..must see each image as a whole collection..cannot bother to hit a back button and click a second link...good lord...can your generation/age demographic not do ANYTHING for itself? Must everything be about 100% mobile-compatible, on-the-go, instant access, 24/7?

That was my point....buuuut, it's easy to miss when one's an internet snark king...

Maybe it's you that needs to work on social skills. I could draw comparisons to your personal life, but I'm above that.

When all he did was point out that he LIKED the image that he saw, and would love to be able to view them all in succession, you felt the need to take it upon yourself to berate him. It was pretty obvious to me that this "good natured humor" was not taken as such.

Knowing what I know about the internet (evidently more than you), it's not particularly hard to make things mobile capable. It doesn't even take any additional effort. As a matter of fact, I'll quote imagemakers post and fix the links for him, which is more than you would ever do for another person.

You should try acting your age sometime, it might reflect well upon you.

 

[o hey tyler]

I shot these last night in a small club. Usual bad light. All between 4000-5000iso, Canon 5D mklll and 300 2.8. Couple were shot with a 70-200 2.8

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Nice images Imagemaker. As others have said, I wish some of them were a tad wider, but technically they're sound and they look good. Hope you had a good time!

 

[tirediron]

Okay, the links now appear as images. Let's put the snarking aside. Thanks!

 

[imagemaker46]

I did shoot wider on quite a few, I could have shot all wide but that's not a style I choose to use. As I mentioned this was a small club, stage was 14" off the floor with people 10 deep right to the edge. The total size of the stage was about 30 feet wide and 15 feet deep, so not much room. I chose to use the 300mm as I was looking for something tighter and wanted to play with the few lights they had. The club capacity was only 200 people, pretty small, and it was sold out past that.

 

[Steve5D]

Lighting's an absolute tragedy in small clubs.

As a set, these just don't do anything for me. You really need to shoot a bit wider sometimes to get context. I'm not getting a "concert" vibe from these. F'rinstance, in #7, the guy might be playing guitar. He might also be pleasuring himself or pushing a screwdriver through his foot.

Long lenses and small clubs rarely go together well...

 

[imagemaker46]

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I agree that wider works for a lot of things, I don't often shoot anything wide. Here's a wide, shot with Canon T2i and kit lens, at 125th of a second. If I was working this shoot, I would have switched up the variety and made them all look like everything other concert shoot.

I appreciate all the feedback.

 

[imagemaker46]

Here's a couple others that were shot a little while ago using the 300mm as well.

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[vintagesnaps]

The full moon was a week ago, more like piss and vinegar.

I love the use of color in these. The ones posted later are well done, more photojournalistic in style than the in-concert portraits, but I like the shots that seem to bring the viewer in close to a particular part of the whole - just a singer's face and mic, etc.

I particularly think the one that's third from the bottom is a great balance of two vibrant colors and while not exactly a silhouette has that sort of look to it. Although the dude in orange and green is pretty interesting too - and with those colors it would most likely make the viewer aware that this was photographed at a concert hall or theater but yet captures him and the emotion of the moment.

And - I like the one of the guitar, but I'm not sure if I'd like to see more of the musician in the frame, or maybe just the guitar and his hand/arm and the mic stand. That red guitar just kind of pops.

 

[R3d]

Don't crop so tight, and if you're going to be doing this often, invest in some faster glass. Those extra stops make a HUGE difference in terms of useable light.

 

[imagemaker46]

Most of these are full frame, faster glass? I shot these with a 300 2.8 and a 70-200 2.8. I was shooting at iso 4000-5000 and usually between 2.8-3.5, at 400th-800th second. Not sure what extra stops would be needed. I did leave the 400 2.8 at home, I don't have any faster glass, only these ones.

What faster glass would you recommend?

 

[Ilovemycam]

I like the ones with the freaky faces!

 

[LinusM]

For me they are too tight, but I can certainly identify with shooting in tight spaces and cramped clubs. Lighting v poor and that red dominant gell certainly kills a lot of shot, I found this with my own work!
Would have liked to see wider shots and if the conditions were cramped maybe a frame showing the context of band & audience>

Its very easy to say what would be good but without being there, I have no idea of what was possible.

 

[leeroix]

Did you even bring your 24-70?

 

[imagemaker46]

Did you even bring your 24-70?

That would assume that I have a 24-70.

 

[leeroix]

Ah.. you are right for some reason I thought you had...
Just trying to figure out what I need for my event this week...